One year of transplant: Is it enough for lichens to reflect the new atmospheric conditions?

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 88; pp. 495 - 502
• Main Authors: Paoli, Luca, Vannini, Andrea, Fačkovcová, Zuzana, Guarnieri, Massimo, Bačkor, Martin, Loppi, Stefano
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2018
• Subjects: arsenic; Biomonitoring; cadmium; chlorophyll; chromium; copper; environmental factors; Environmental recovery; ergosterol; Flavoparmelia caperata; fluorescence; Heavy metals; Italy; Landfill; landfills; lead; lichens; lipid peroxidation; pollution; secondary metabolites; symbiosis; thallus; zinc; Italy; Biomonitoring; Environmental recovery; Flavoparmelia caperata; Landfill; Heavy metals

[Display omitted] •Lichen thalli were crossed between a landfill and a remote area for 12 months.•In the remote area, heavy metals content partially decreased in transplanted thalli.•At the landfill, the thalli nearly reached heavy metals content of in situ samples.•The rate of heavy metals accumula...